Metabolic response to different glycemic indexes of pre-exercise meal

Resposta metabólica a diferentes índices glicêmicos da refeição pré-exercício

Respuesta metabólica a diferentes índices glucémicos de la ingestión de alimentos antes de los ejercicios

Abstracts

INTRODUCTION:

To ensure performance and health, the type of food and the time of pre-exercise ingestion should be considered by practitioners of morning physical activity. Objective: This study assessed the metabolic response after pre-exercise meals with different glycemic indexes (GI) and in the fasting state adopting different types of hydration.

METHODS:

Twelve men performed four experimental tests; two with pre-exercise meals of high GI (HGI) and low GI (LGI), and two were performed in the fasting state with hydration: water (H₂O) and carbohydrate drink (CHO). Each test consisted of a pre-exercise rest period of 30 minutes followed by 60 minutes of cycle ergometer with continuous load equivalent to 60% of the extrapolated maximal oxygen consumption (VO_2MaxExt). During the exercise, participants were hydrated every 15 minutes with 3mL per kg body weight. During each experimental test, venous blood samples were obtained for fasting and at 15-minute intervals during rest, and every 20 minutes during exercise. The gas analysis was carried out in periods of 5 minutes every 20 minutes of exercise.

RESULTS:

There was no difference in substrate oxidation. After 20 minutes of exercise, pre-exercise food intake procedures showed similar behavior, having only reduced blood glucose levels compared to fasting procedures (p<0.01). There was maintenance of blood glucose at stable and higher levels during exercise in relation to the other tests in the fast procedure with CHO.

CONCLUSION:

The data suggest that despite the similar metabolic behavior between LGI and HGI meals, the adoption of a LGI meal before the morning exercise seems to be a more suitable feeding practice due to higher tendency of rebound hypoglycemia after HGI meal and when morning exercise is performed on fasting, hydration with CHO seems to minimize the hypoglycemic risk arising from that state.

carbohydrates; breakfast; fasting; energy drinks; blood glucose

INTRODUÇÃO:

Para garantir o desempenho e a saúde, o tipo de alimento e o tempo de ingestão pré-exercício devem ser considerados pelos praticantes de atividade física matutina. Objetivo: Este estudo avaliou a resposta metabólica após as refeições pré-exercício com diferentes índices glicêmicos (IG) e no estado de jejum, adotando diferentes tipos de hidratação.

MÉTODOS:

Doze homens realizaram quatro testes; dois com refeições pré-exercício de alto IG (AIG) e baixo IG (BIG), e dois foram conduzidos em jejum com hidratação: água (H₂O) e bebida carboidratada (CHO). Cada teste consistiu em 30 minutos de repouso antes do exercício, seguidos por 60 minutos de bicicleta ergométrica com carga contínua equivalente a 60% do consumo máximo de oxigênio extrapolado (VO_2MaxExt). Durante o exercício, os participantes foram hidratados a cada 15 minutos com 3 ml por kg de peso corporal. Durante cada teste, foram obtidas amostras de sangue venoso em jejum e em intervalos de 15 minutos durante o repouso, e a cada 20 minutos durante o exercício. A análise de gases foi realizada em períodos de 5 minutos a cada 20 minutos de exercício.

RESULTADOS:

Não houve diferença na oxidação de substrato. Depois de 20 minutos de exercício, os procedimentos de ingestão de alimentos pré-exercício apresentaram comportamento semelhante, mostrando somente redução dos níveis de glicemia em comparação com os procedimentos em jejum (p < 0,01). Houve manutenção da glicemia em níveis estáveis e mais altos durante o exercício com relação aos outros testes no procedimento de jejum com CHO.

CONCLUSÃO:

Os dados sugerem que, apesar do comportamento metabólico semelhante entre refeições de BIG e AIG, a adoção de uma refeição de BIG antes do exercício matinal parece ser uma prática de alimentação mais adequada devido à maior propensão de hipoglicemia de rebote após a refeição AIG e, quando o exercício matinal é realizado em jejum, a hidratação com CHO parece minimizar o risco hipoglicêmico decorrente desse estado.

carboidratos; desjejum; jejum; bebidas energéticas; glicemia

INTRODUCCIÓN:

Para garantizar el desempeño y la salud, deben ser considerados por los practicantes de actividad física matutina el tipo de alimento y el tiempo de ingestión antes de los ejercicios. Objetivo: Este estudio evaluó la respuesta metabólica después de la ingestión de alimentos antes de los ejercicios con diferentes índices glucémicos (IG) y en estado de ayuno, adoptando diferentes tipos de hidratación.

MÉTODOS:

Doce hombres realizaron cuatro tests; dos con alimentación antes de los ejercicios de alto IG (AIG) y bajo IG (BIG), y dos fueron conducidos en ayunas con hidratación: agua (H₂O) y bebida carbohidratada (CHO). Cada test consistió en 30 minutos de reposo antes de los ejercicios, seguidos por 60 minutos de bicicleta ergométrica con carga continua equivalente a 60% del consumo máximo de oxígeno extrapolado (VO_2MaxExt). Durante los ejercicios, los participantes fueron hidratados a cada 15 minutos con 3 ml por kg de peso corporal. Durante cada test, fueron obtenidas muestras de sangre venosa en ayunas y en intervalos de 15 minutos durante el reposo, y a cada 20 minutos durante los ejercicios. El análisis de gases fue realizado en períodos de 5 minutos a cada 20 minutos de ejercicio.

RESULTADOS:

No hubo diferencia en la oxidación de sustrato. Después de 20 minutos de ejercicios, los procedimientos de ingestión de alimentos antes de los ejercicios presentaron comportamiento semejante, mostrando solamente reducción de los niveles de glucemia en comparación con los procedimientos en ayunas (p < 0,01). Hubo mantenimiento de la glucemia en niveles estables y más altos durante los ejercicios con relación a los otros tests en el procedimiento de ayunas con CHO.

CONCLUSIÓN:

Los datos sugieren que, a pesar del comportamiento metabólico semejante entre comidas de BIG y AIG, la adopción de una comida de BIG antes de los ejercicios matinales parece ser una práctica de alimentación más adecuada debido a la mayor propensión de hipoglucemia de rebote después de la comida AIG y, cuando los ejercicios matinales son realizados en ayunas, la hidratación con CHO parece minimizar el riesgo hipoglucémico proveniente de ese estado.

carbohidratos; desayuno; ayuno; bebidas energéticas; glucemia

INTRODUCTION

The glycemic index (GI) of food reflects its absorption rate and subsequent glycemic response, which may occur more quickly and at higher levels in the case of high glycemic index (HGI > 70), or more slowly and at lower levels in the case of low glycemic index (LGI < 55)¹.

This functional tool has been widely used to determine the most suitable pre-exercise meal for the maintenance of blood glucose levels during physical exercise¹, avoiding the occurrence of hypoglycemia (blood glucose < 70 mg / dL)². Special attention is devoted to the performance of morning physical activity because due to climatic conditions and labor activities, it is a time of great preference by the population, and it is the time of day in which the individual's muscle and liver glycogen reserves are depleted due to the overnight fasting period³.

In this context, it is known that in practical terms, the time prior to physical activity for food intake is restricted⁴, and breakfast can lead to rebound hypoglycemia⁵, which occurs due to high glucose uptake by the muscle, caused by the action of high insulin levels, which also inhibits lipolysis, added to the muscular action itself¹. This condition obviously impairs an ideal performance during exercise, and should then be avoided. Moreover, training performed in total fasting state can also accelerate the onset of a hypoglycemia condition during exercise, which is also harmful.

In the case of training performed in total fasting state is important to consider a hydration with carbohydrate drink as a strategy to maintain normoglycemic values, however the studies are limited to evaluating it in relation to performance⁶. Moreover, according to a systematic review⁷ conducted previously there are no studies that evaluate the metabolic impact of a meal offered 30 minutes prior to exercise.

Thus, given that hypoglycemia levels are related to sickness, nausea, malaise, and in some extreme cases, with fainting, harming not only the quality of the activity, but exposing the organism to a risk condition⁸, the aim of this study was to evaluate the metabolic response after pre-exercise meals with different glycemic indexes and in fasting state adopting different types of hydration.

METHODS

Twelve healthy and physically active men (age 22.9 ± 2 years, body weight 74 ± 5.5 kg, VO_2max 42.2 ± 8.9 ml.kg^-1.min^-1) voluntarily participated in this study. The experimental procedure was approved by the Research Ethics Committee (REC) of the institution with process number 140/2011 and all participants signed the Informed Consent Form (ICF) endorsed by the REC. The following inclusion criteria were considered: the regular performance of physical activities, absence of cardiovascular risk factors and any chronic degenerative disease.

Initially, participants completed the Informed Consent Form, the PAR-Q questionnaire⁹, a medical history, and were submitted to clinical and anthropometric evaluations (Biodynamics Model 310e, Seattle, WA, USA), and to submaximal test to determine the workload.

To determine the workload, a metabolic gas analyzer (VO-2000, Aerosport, Medgraphics, St. Paul, Minnesota) was used during test in electromagnetic cycle ergometer (SciFit model ISO1000, Oklahoma, United States) with load increment up to 85% of the MHR_calculated, which was obtained by the equation THR_{training heart rate} = % (HR_max - HRrest) + HR_rest ¹⁰, in which HR_max was calculated by the equation MHR_calculated = 202 - 0.72 (age)¹¹. This test started with a 3-minute warm-up exercise with load corresponding to the body weight of each volunteer, and from this load, 30 W were added every minute until reaching the target HR. With the aim of preserving the volunteer's physical integrity and according with Marsh (2012)¹², extrapolated VO_2max(VO_2MaxEx) was adopted to calculate the workload, as it was obtained from equation generated by a linear regression with HR and O₂ consumption values recorded during exercise up to the time it was stopped (85% of the MHR_calculated), and from it, the load corresponding to 60% of the VO_2MaxEx was determined.

The subjects were instructed to make a similar diet between tests and avoiding exercising on the test day.

Two dietary procedures according to the GI of meals were adopted, with nutritional composition detailed in table 1. Meals were LGI and HGI, both with hydration with water during exercise.

Table 1.
Nutrition Composition of pre-exercise meals.

Meal	Components	Nutritional analysis	GI estimated
HGI	80G banana	529.4 kcal	70
	1 ceral bar	83% CHO (95.9 g)
	3 slices of bread	7% Protein (8.1 g)
	10 g of margarine	10% Fat (11.2 g)
	300 ml of CHO beverage
	15g of glucose
LGI	130 g of apple	544.7 kcal	37
	30 g of all bran	81% CHO (98.3 g)
	100 ml of whole milk	9% Protein (10.6 g)
	1 slice of whole bread	10% Fat (11.8 g)
	200 ml of grape juice
	7,5 g of margarine
	23 g of fructose

• The GI of meals was calculated based on the method of Wolever and Jenkins (1986)13 with GI values taken from the International GI Table (Foster-Powell et al., 2002)14, and in the absence of the exact food, the value corresponding to the most similar food was used.

The GI of meals was calculated by the method of Wolever and Jenkins¹³ with GI values taken from the International table of GI¹⁴, and in the absence of the exact food, the value of the food that most resembled was used.

Besides these procedures, two other procedures in the fasting state were also performed and are differentiated by the type of hydration: water or carbohydrate drink (CHO).

A standardized procedure was adopted for all experimental tests (figure 1), which was composed of a 5-minute warm-up exercise in cycle ergometer with progressive load from 45 to 55% of the VO_2MaxExt, performed after a rest period prior to exercise of 30 minutes, followed by 60 minutes of cycle ergometer with continuous load equivalent to 60% of the VO_2MaxExt. During exercise, participants hydrated every 15 minutes with 3 ml per kg body weight.

Figure 1.
Schematic representation of experimental procedures.

During each experimental test, fasting blood samples and in 15-minute intervals during rest and every 20 minutes during exercise were obtained. The equipment used was i-StatOne Blood Analyzer (i-Stat^(r) Abbott, Illinois, USA) with cartridge CG8, obtaining blood samples by venipuncture in one of the forearm superficial veins with placement of scalp and collection of 1 ml of blood in each sampling time. Analyses of blood glucose, hematocrit, hemoglobin, calcium, sodium and potassium were performed. In addition, gas analysis was performed (VO-2000, Aerosport, Medgraphics, St. Paul, Minnesota) in periods of 5 minutes every 20 minutes of exercise.

To evaluate the fluid balance, body weight and urine density were recorded before and after exercise and urine volume was recorded after exercise, and weight loss was calculated (initial weight - final weight)¹⁵.

For statistical analysis were used the analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the paired t-test. The significance level adopted was 5% and the Sigma Stat software version 1.0 was used.

RESULTS

There was no significant difference in mean respiratory quotient (RQ) between procedures throughout exercise, as well as the oxidation values ​​of CHO and fat (table 2).

Table 2.
Respiratory quotient (RQ), CHO oxidation and fat oxidation in different periods during exercise.

	RQ				CHO oxidation (g.min-1)				Fat oxidation (g.min-1)
Test	0-5 min	20-25 min	40-45 min	55-60 min	0-5 min	20-25 min	40-45 min	55-60 min	0-5 min	20-25 min	40-45 min	55-60 min
Fasting/H2O	0,89 ± 0,06	0,86 ± 0,05	0,86 ± 0,07	0,87 ± 0,08	1,5 ± 0,76	1,16 ± 0,62	1,13 ± 0,66	1,2 ± 0,71	0,33 ± 0,21	0,4 ± 0,2	0,4 ± 0,19	0,38 ± 0,2
Fasting/CHO	0,89 ± 0,12	0,86 ± 0,1	0,86 ± 0,12	0,87 ± 0,12	1,45 ± 1,02	1,15 ± 0,86	1,11 ± 1,03	1,16 ± 1,07	0,34 ± 0,4	0,4 ± 0,3	0,41 ± 0,45	0,35 ± 0,46
HGI	0,92 ± 0,09	0,86 ± 0,09	0,86 ± 0,09	0,87 ± 0,08	1,79 ± 1,12	1,42 ± 0,8	1,18 ± 0,83	1,2 ± 0,78	0,24 ± 0,3	0,43 ± 0,3	0,4 ± 0,33	0,4 ± 0,32
LGI	0,91 ± 0,06	0,86 ± 0,06	0,84 ± 0,08	0,86 ± 0,08	1,61 ± 0,83	1,09 ± 0,55	0,94 ± 0,57	1,04 ± 0,67	0,24 ± 0,17	0,4 ± 0,25	0,35 ± 0,29	0,38 ± 0,31

There was a glycemic peak in the rest period 15 min after the ingestion of HGI and LGI meals in relation to fasting procedures (p <0.01), but not significantly different from one another. After 20 minutes of exercise, pre-exercise food intake procedures kept a similar behavior, only showing reduced blood glucose levels compared to the other procedures (p <0.01). At 40 and 60 minutes of exercise, fasting with H₂O showed glucose concentration lower than that of fasting with CHO (p = 0.015). The glycemic response during the four procedures is shown in figure 2.

Figure 2.
Blood glucose concentration (mg/dL) during rest and exercise in the four procedures. ap<0.01: HGI and LGI vs. fasting procedures. bp = 0.015: fasting with CHO vs. fasting with H2O.

The hemoglobin and hematocrit concentrations showed no significant differences between procedures at all evaluation times; however, in all tests, exercise caused an increase in these variables in relation to rest (table 3).

Table 3.
Hematocrit and hemoglobin levels during rest and exercise.

	Hematocrit (%)							Hemoglobin (g/dL)
Test	-30 min	-15 min	0 min	20 min	40 min	60 min	P	-30 min	-15 min	0 min	20 min	40 min	60 min	p
Fasting/H2O	44,9 ± 2,5	43,2 ± 2,6	45,3 ± 2,7	47,7 ± 2*	47,5 ± 2,1*	47,4 ± 1,9*	< 0,001	15,3 ± 0,9	14,7 ± 0,9	15,4 ± 0,9	16,2 ± 0,7*	16,1 ± 0,7*	16,1 ± 0,6*	< 0,001
Fasting/CHO	44,2 ± 2,4#	43 ± 3,1	45,1 ± 2,5	47,8 ± 2,3*	47,2 ± 2,3*	46,2 ± 2,3	< 0,001	15 ± 0,8#	14,6 ± 1	15,3 ± 0,8	16,3 ± 0,8*	16 ± 0,8*	15,7 ± 0,8	< 0,001
HGI	44,7 ± 2,6#	44,6 ± 2,8#	45 ± 2,8#	48,1 ± 2,1	46,7 ± 2,1	46,5 ± 2,4	0,005	15,2 ± 0,9#	15,2 ± 1#	15,3 ± 0,9#	16,3 ± 0,7	15,9 ± 0,7	15,8 ± 0,8	0,005
LGI	44,4 ± 2,7	45,6 ± 2	46,9 ± 1,9	48,1 ± 2,2¥	47,8 ± 2,6¥	47 ± 2,5	0,003	15,1 ± 0,9	15,5 ± 0,7	15,9 ± 0,7	16,4 ± 0,7¥	16,2 ± 0,9¥	16 ± 0,8	0,002

• Time difference for hematocrit and hemoglobin in each experimental test: * vs. -15 min; # vs 20 min; ¥ vs -30 min.

There were differences between groups regarding potassium concentration at 60 minutes of exercise, being higher in LGI procedure in relation to fasting with CHO (p = 0.019) (figure 3C). Calcium concentrations remained constant throughout the testing period in all procedures (figure 3A); however, sodium and potassium levels increased after the onset of exercise, and at the end of exercise, sodium levels returned to resting values, while potassium values remained high throughout the exercise (figure 3B and 3C).

Figure 3.
Total blood calcium (mmol/L), sodium and potassium concentrations (mEq/L) during rest and exercise in the four procedures. C: * p = 0.019: LGI vs. fasting with CHO.

Among the parameters related to fluid balance only the final urine volume differed between groups, being higher in HGI compared to fasting with H₂O (p = 0.041). Moreover, there was a significant difference (p = 0.007) between initial and final urine density in the HGI procedure (table 4).

Table 4.
Hydration parameters.

n=12	Fasting with H2O	Fasting with CHO	HGI	LGI	P
Initial BW (Kg)	73.4 ± 5.7	73.5 ± 5.8	73.9 ± 5.6	73.9 ± 5.6	0.993
Final BW (Kg)	73.4 ± 5.7	73.6 ± 5.9	73.5 ± 5.7	73.9 ± 5.5	0.996
Urine volume (ml)	40 (30 – 55)¥	40 (32.5 – 70)	70 (51.2 – 157.5)¥	67.5 (40 – 90)	0.041
Weight loss (Kg)	0.05 (-0.15 – 0.20)	-0.03 (-0.23 – 0.13)	0.07 (-0.15 – 0.475)	0.05 (-0.15 – 0.150)	0.608
Initial urine density	1.024 ± 0.004	1.026 ± 0.006	1.024 ± 0.005§	1.025 ± 0.003	0.450
Final urine density	1.024 ± 0.007	1.024 ± 0.008	1.016 ± 0.009§	1.022 ± 0.007	0.056

• n = sample size; CHO = carbohydrate drink; HGI = high glycemic index; LGI = low glycemic index; BW = body weight.; ¥ p = 0.041: HGI vs. fasting with H2O; § p = 0.007: between initial and final urine density HGI.

DISCUSSION

HGI foods stimulate greater and faster insulinemic and glycemic response, the latter actually occurred in this study (figure 2). This behavior has been associated with increased absorption of available glucose, which is enhanced during physical exercise, since there is translocation of the glucose transporter protein (GLUT-4) to the surface of the muscle fibers caused by its contractions¹.

High insulin levels can inhibit lipolysis, making the energy consumption increasingly dependent on CHO oxidation¹⁶. In the present study, regardless of dietary intake of HGI or LGI or fasting state with hydration with H₂O or CHO-electrolyte drink, no difference was observed in CHO and fat oxidation during exercise, which is consistent with result of the study by Moore et al. ¹⁷, who compared HGI and LGI, and with results obtained by Chen et al. ¹⁸ and Wong et al. ¹⁹, who assessed pre-exercise meals with different GI but with hydration during exercise with CHO-electrolyte drink. The current results can be justified by the presence of fructose in the LGI meal composition, since the metabolism of fructose in the liver occurs from the second glycolysis reaction, being readily oxidized²⁰ and thus showing a behavior similar to HGI meal, as evidenced by the study of Sun et al. ²¹.

In the postprandial glycemic response, there was a peak 15 minutes after ingestion of both meals, with significant differences in relation to fasting procedures, but unlike the vast majority of studies^{16 , 18 , 19}, it showed no difference between pre-exercise HGI and LGI meals (figure 2).

Although with no significant differences, pre-exercise HGI meal showed higher glycemic elevation in relation to LGI meal at 15 postprandial minutes and at 30 minutes, immediately before the onset of exercise, blood glucose levels in LGI procedure had already reached baseline while those of HGI procedure still showed higher values ​​(figure 2). These results may have a clinical implication, since blood glucose and insulin levels are higher in response to HGI meal, and if exercise starts with levels still high, there may be a rapid decrease in blood glucose levels in the first moments of exercise, usually at 15 minutes¹, which is a phenomenon called rebound hypoglycemia or reactive hypoglycemia⁵.

The decrease in plasma glucose levels actually occurred at 20 minutes of exercise (figure 2), but with both pre-exercise meals, HGI and LGI; however, the mean values ​​remained within the normoglycemic range (70 to 99 mg / dL)². Nevertheless, it is noteworthy that the intensity adopted in this study was low, 60% of the VO_2MaxEx, and that values ​​below 70 mg / dL could be achieved during high-intensity exercise.

Considering the report of Jeukendrup and Killer¹ in which some individuals are more likely to develop hypoglycemia, it could be observed that in both HGI as LGI pre-exercise meal at 20 minutes of exercise, 33.3% of volunteers had glucose values ​​below 70 mg / dL, and from these, only one showed the same hypoglycemic values ​​in both meals, and only one volunteer, when submitted to HGI procedure, dropped out due to hypoglycemia symptoms previously mentioned⁸. These results point out to the need for monitoring the individual impact of pre-exercise diet, especially in athletes submitted to systematic training, since individual characteristics may or may not facilitate a condition of rebound hypoglycemia.

From 20 minutes and throughout the exercise, fasting with CHO obtained glucose values ​​similar to those of HGI and LGI procedures, which agrees with the results of Chen et al. ¹⁸ and Wong et al.¹⁹, who showed that the CHO consumption during exercise minimizes the metabolic difference arising from GI.

The data obtained in this study demonstrated that the risks in performing exercises in the fasting state can be minimized by hydration with CHO, when significantly higher blood glucose values compared to ​​fasting with H₂O at 40 and 60 minutes of exercise are observed (figure 2). It was also observed that at 60 minutes of exercise, only in fasting with H₂O procedure, blood glucose levels below 70 mg / dL were recorded, and that this showed a tendency to decrease, which would allow a higher occurrence of hypoglycemic values in case exercise is prolonged. This behavior was also observed in a previous study²²; however, no significant difference was observed between fasting procedures.

The results of the fluid balance (table 4) showed greater final urine volume (p = 0.041) in the HGI procedure, which is consistent with the fact that the final urine density was significantly lower (p=0.007) compared to the initial volume in the same procedure. That was the only fluid change observed, which does not prevent us from concluding that the type of hydration adopted in experimental tests (3 ml/kg body weight) was sufficient to maintain the initial state of volunteers, since there was no significant body weight loss after exercise. However, in all procedures, participants were hypo-hydrated to begin the exercise (urine density > 1.020 g.ml^-1), according to Casa et al. ²³.

Hydration was also sufficient to maintain hematocrit (40 to 54%) and hemoglobin values (13.5 to 18 g / dL) at normal levels for men²⁴ (table 3); however, exercise duration and intensity adopted in this experiment provided hemoconcentration during exercise, which warns us about the importance of adequate hydration especially during physical activities longer and more intense than usual, considering that individuals begin their physical practice dehydrated, as observed in the present study and reported by other authors^{25 , 26}.

A progressive dehydration condition will cause a decrease in plasma volume during the exercise, leading to cardiovascular adaptation by increasing the heart rate in an attempt to maintaining sufficient cardiac output to meet the active muscles and assist in the thermoregulatory mechanism, since the venous return and consequently the systolic volume are affected²⁷. In certain extreme dehydration conditions, the cardiovascular adaptation can trigger a collapse, producing a cardiac arrest²⁸.

Of ions evaluated, only sodium maintained throughout the exercise within normal values (135 to 145 mEq / L)²⁹, whereas ionic calcium (1.15 to 1.33 mmol / L)²⁹ and potassium (3.5 to 5.0 m_{^{Eq / L)29}} showed values ​​above physiological limit. Although no significant difference was observed between the four procedures for the total calcium and sodium levels, significantly higher potassium levels were observed at the end of 60 minutes of exercise in the LGI procedure compared to fasting with CHO (figure 3C). This can be attributed to the lower stimulation of insulin release caused by LGI food in contrast to stimulation every 15 minutes caused by CHO, as hypoinsulinemia can be considered as a possible cause of hyperpotassemia³⁰, or due to the total composition of potassium in the LIG meal be greater when compared to HIG meal (964 mg vs. 599 mg).

The elevation of potassium levels at the beginning of exercise in all procedures occurs because during physical activity, it is released from the intracellular medium to the extracellular medium of the muscle tissue and then into the bloodstream, and as this tissue is the largest potassium deposit in the body³⁰, changes caused by exercise are highlighted.

CONCLUSION

Despite the similar metabolic behavior between LGI and HGI meals, the adoption of LGI meal before morning exercise appears to be the most suitable nutritional strategy due to the greater propensity of rebound hypoglycemia after HGI meal. When performed in fasting, hydration with CHO seems to minimize the hypoglycemic risk arising from this state. However, although the insulinemic response has not been analyzed, further studies are needed to assess the potassium behavior during exercise after LGI meal.

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Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  Jul-Aug 2015

History

• Received
  29 Mar 2015
• Accepted
  22 June 2015